Exact Match:
- absolution
- the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
- the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
Synonyms:
- acquittal,
- acquittance,
- amnesty,
- clearance,
- clearing,
- compurgation,
- condonation,
- destigmatization,
- destigmatizing,
- discharge,
- disculpation,
- dismissal,
- exculpation,
- excuse,
- exemption,
- exoneration,
- forgiveness,
- grace,
- immunity,
- indemnity,
- pardon,
- purgation,
- purging,
- quietus,
- quittance,
- redemption,
- release,
- remission,
- remission of sin,
- reprieve,
- shrift,
- sparing,
- verdict of acquittal,
- vindication